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The Military Orchid
Jocelyn Brooke
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Description for The Military Orchid
Paperback. Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 1948. Illustrator(s): Bone, Gavin; Bone, Stephen. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 152 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Jocelyn Brooke's love affair with wild flowers and home-made fireworks began when he was growing up in Kent and exploring the countryside of the the Elham Valley. But there was one particular flower, especially rare and beautiful which became an obsession. Over three decades and through two world wars, in the deserts of Libya and the woodlands of Italy, in the chalk downs of Kent, Sussex and Hampshire, he searched continually for his most beloved and elusive Orchis militaris, the military orchid.Against the backdrop of his quintessentially English upbringing and his army career, with ts wonderful cast of snobbish neighbours, ... Read more
Jocelyn Brooke's love affair with wild flowers and home-made fireworks began when he was growing up in Kent and exploring the countryside of the the Elham Valley. But there was one particular flower, especially rare and beautiful which became an obsession. Over three decades and through two world wars, in the deserts of Libya and the woodlands of Italy, in the chalk downs of Kent, Sussex and Hampshire, he searched continually for his most beloved and elusive Orchis militaris, the military orchid.Against the backdrop of his quintessentially English upbringing and his army career, with ts wonderful cast of snobbish neighbours, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little Toller Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Nature Classics Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908213051
SKU
V9781908213051
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Reviews for The Military Orchid
A memoir from career military man Brooke, who after his grueling service in WWII, decides to rejoin, unsatisfied with civilian life... Thoughtful and recommended.
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